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A Passionate Voice for Craft BrewersTue, 03 Mar 2015 21:54:51 +0000en-UShourly1Small BREW Act Introduced in House and Senatehttp://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/small-brew-act-introduced-in-house-and-senate/
http://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/small-brew-act-introduced-in-house-and-senate/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 17:15:28 +0000http://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=13286Here are your bill numbers for the Small BREW Act: H.R. 232 and S. 375. The full title of the Small BREW Act is the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act. The Brewers Association recognizes and thanks Senators Ben Cardin of Maryland and Susan Collins of Maine for their leadership in the introduction of […]

]]>http://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/small-brew-act-introduced-in-house-and-senate/feed/0BA Announces Lobbying Activities Percentage of 2014 Dueshttp://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/ba-announces-lobbying-activities-percentage-2014-dues/
http://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/ba-announces-lobbying-activities-percentage-2014-dues/#commentsTue, 27 Jan 2015 15:45:31 +0000http://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=12185The Brewers Association recently mailed brewery members a letter regarding percentage of dues not tax deductible due to lobbying activities. The letter is to inform members of the non-deductible portion of their 2014 member dues paid to the Brewers Association. This non-deductible percentage pertains to the amount that cannot be claimed as a business expense by BA […]

]]>http://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/ba-announces-lobbying-activities-percentage-2014-dues/feed/0FDA Menu Labeling for Chain Restaurants Finalizedhttp://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/fda-menu-labeling-chain-restaurants-finalized/
http://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/fda-menu-labeling-chain-restaurants-finalized/#commentsTue, 25 Nov 2014 21:01:09 +0000http://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=10839The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released final rules today on menu labeling for chain restaurants. In the proposed version published in 2011 FDA excluded alcohol beverages, and asked for comments on that exclusion. The final version does include alcohol beverages as a food item covered under the regulations, in a reversal of FDA’s proposed […]

]]>http://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/fda-menu-labeling-chain-restaurants-finalized/feed/0Anheuser-Busch purchase of 10 Barrel Brewing follows trend of regionalization and impacts distributor footprintshttp://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/anheuser-busch-purchase-10-barrel-brewing-follows-trend-regionalization-impacts-distributor-footprints/
http://www.brewersassociation.org/blog/anheuser-busch-purchase-10-barrel-brewing-follows-trend-regionalization-impacts-distributor-footprints/#commentsThu, 06 Nov 2014 04:02:25 +0000http://www.brewersassociation.org/?p=10316On November 5 the owners of 10 Barrel Brewing Co. announced that they will be selling the company to Anheuser-Busch. There are a couple of things different about how this acquisition is playing out in the media than the February purchase of Blue Point Brewing Co. The Blue Point purchase coverage had a few comments about […]